Senior Associate, Employment, Sydney

The role

Clifford Chance is seeking a Senior Associate with 4+ PQE to join their Employment group in Sydney. This role is for an experienced lawyer to advise on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for a diverse international client base.

What you'll do

• Advise on employment litigation, mediation and dispute resolution
• Advise on employment contracts and policies
• Advise on appointment and severance of senior executives
• Advise on outsourcing of services
• Advise on discrimination and equal opportunities
• Advise on new and proposed employment legislation
• Advise on downsizing and dismissals
• Advise on protecting confidentiality and goodwill
• Advise on employment aspects of M&A transactions
• Advise on employee/regulatory investigations
• Work as part of a team to deliver commercial and practical legal solutions to our clients
• Draft legal documents clearly and concisely
• Create solutions using your legal knowledge, applying effective research techniques
• Challenge and test advice against legal compliance and risks
• Be proactive to pursue and expand legal knowledge to ensure legal knowledge and technical expertise up to date
• Utilise client focus initiatives in terms of driving understanding and monitoring service levels of their individual client needs
• Engage with knowledge resources effectively and collaborate in knowledge initiatives for the Firm
• Contribute to practice growth and business development
• Manage matters with strong commercial discipline including client and team communication, timely timesheet submission, and adhering to matter opening and conflicts clearance processes
• Adopt best delivery tools including innovative technologies, Legal Support Centre, Resource Management, Legal Project Managers, Matter Balance Reports

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